Antonio Conte has been back at Chelsea overseeing pre-season training (Picture: Getty)

Jorginho had been on the verge of joining Manchester City (Picture: Getty)

Sky Sport Italia claims, however, that by including Jorginho as part of the deal, Chelsea will finally land their man as well as one of Manchester City’s primary transfer targets for around £57 million.

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The Premier League champions had been confident of securing a move for the Brazil-born playmaker who had been singled out for praise by Pep Guardiola last season.

City will not be held to ransom by Napoli, however, and are prepared to walk away from the negotiating table as they did twice last January, pulling the plug on deals for Fred and Alexis Sanchez, both of whom eventually signed for Manchester United.

Once installed as Conte’s successor, Sarri is likely to press ahead with moves for Aleksandr Golovin and highly-rated Juventus defender Daniel Rugani.